Critical Inquiry/Thinking References Compiled by the QEP Committee
Alfaro-LeFevre, R. (2004). Critical thinking and critical judgment: A practical approach.
St. Louis, MO: Saunders.
Allen, R., & Mascolini, M. (1996). The process of writing: Composing through critical thinking. New York: Prentice Hall.
Association of American Colleges and Universities (Summer 2009). Peer Review, 11(3).
Association of American Colleges and Universities (2004). Liberal education outcomes: A preliminary report on student achievement in college. Washington, DC: Association of American Colleges and Universities.
Astin, A. W. (1993). What matters in college: Four critical years revisited. San
Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
Astin, A. W. (1996). The role of service in higher education. About Campus, 1(1), 14-19.
Astin, A. W. (1998). The changing American college student: Thirty-year trends, 1966-1996. Review of Higher Education, 21(2), 115-135.
Astin, A. W., & Sax, L. J. (1998). How undergraduates are affected by service participation. Journal of College Student Development, 39, 251-264.
Bain, K., & Zimmerman, J. (2009). Understanding great teaching. Peer Review, 11(2), 9-12.
Bandman, E., & Bandman, B. (1995). Critical thinking in nursing (2nd Ed.). Connecticut:
Appleton & Lange.
Bangert, A. (2008). The influence of social presence and teaching presence on the quality
of online critical inquiry. Journal of Computing in Higher Education, 20(1), 34-61. (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. EJ831795). Retrieved July 27, 2009, from ERIC database.
Barr, R. B., & Tagg, J. (2005). From teaching to learning – A new paradigm for
undergraduate education. Change, 27(6), 12-25.
Beakurs, D., & Santoli, S. (n.d.). Writing is power: Critical thinking, creative writing, and portfolio assessment. Retrieved September 23, 2009 from http://www.usca.edu/essays/vol102004/santoli.pdf.
Bernstein, D., Marx, M. S., & Bender, H. (2005). Disciplining the minds of students. Change, 37(2), 36-42.
Bok, D. (2006). Our underachieving colleges: A candid look at how much students learn and why they should be learning more. Princeton: Princeton University Press.
Bradshaw, M., & Lowenstein, A. (2007). Innovative teaching strategies in nursing and related health professions. Massachusetts: Jones and Bartlett Publishers.
Cheung, C., Rudowicz, E., Kwan, A. S., & Yue, X. (2002). Assessing university
students’ general and specific critical thinking. College Student Journal, 36(4), 504-525.
Cosgrove, S. (2005). Teaching and learning as improvisational performance in the
creative writing classroom. Pedagogy,5(3), 471-479.
Elyer, N. J., Forney, D. S., & Guido-DiBrito, F. (1999). Where’s the learning in service learning? San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
Ennis, R (1962). Harvard Educational Review, 32(1),
81-111.
Erwin, T. D., & Sebrell, K. W. (2003). Assessment of critical thinking: ETS’ tasks in
critical thinking. The Journal of General Education, 52(1), 50-71.
Facione, P. A. (2009). Critical thinking: What it is and why it counts. Insight Assessment.
Facione, P. A. (1997). Critical thinking assessment in nursing education programs: An aggregate data analysis. The California Academic Press, Millbrae, CA.
Fearnside, J (2009, September). Using Creative Writing in the EFI Classroom. Jeff Fearnside. Retrieved September 9, 2009 from http://www.jeff- fearnside.com/creativeclassroom.htm.
Fluellen, J. (2006, June 1). Think to learn (Creating a standards-driven thinking
classroom). Occasional Paper Series. Volume 1, Number 2. Online Submission, (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED493473). Retrieved July 27, 2009, from ERIC database.
Fidler, P.P., Neururer-Rotholz, J., & Richardson, S. (1999). Teaching the freshman
seminar: Its effectiveness in promoting faculty development. Journal of The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition, 11(2), 59-74.
Garrison, D., & Arbaugh, J. (2007). Researching the community of inquiry framework:
Review, issues, and future directions. Internet and Higher Education, 10(3), 157-172. (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. EJ96848). Retrieved July 27, 2009, from ERIC database.
Giancarlo, C. A., & Facione, P. A., (2001). A look across four years at the disposition
toward critical thinking among undergraduate students. The Journal of General Education, 50(1), 29-54.
Graff, G. (2002). The problem problem and other oddities of academic discourse. Arts & Humanities in Higher Education, 1(1), 27-42.
Hagedorn, L. S., Pascarella, E. T., Edison, M., Braxton, J., Amaury, N., and Terenzini, P.
T. (1999). Institutional context and the development of critical thinking: A
research note. The Review ofHigher Education, 22(3), 265-285.
Hamrick, F. A., Evans, N. J., & Schuh, J. H. (2002). Foundations of student affairs practice: How philosophy, theory, and research strengthen educational outcomes. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
Hawkins, J. (2006). Accessing multicultural issues through critical thinking, critical
inquiry, and the student research process. Urban Education, 41(2), 169-191. (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. EJ735159). Retrieved July 27, 2009, from ERIC database.
Hersh, R. H., & Merrow, J. (Eds.) (2005). Declining by degrees: Higher education at risk. New York, NY: Palgrave Macmillan.
Jovanovic, S. (2003). Communication as critical inquiry in service-learning. Academic Exchange Quarterly, 7(2), 81-85. (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. EJ679638). Retrieved from ERIC database.
Kendall, J. C. (1991). Combining service and learning: An introduction for cooperative
education professionals. Journal of Cooperative Education, 27(2), 9-25.
Kuh, G. D., Kinzie, J., Schuh, J. H., Whitt, E. J., and Associates (2005). Student success in college: Creating conditions that matter. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
Kurfiss, J. G. (1988). Critical thinking: Theory, research, practice, and possibilities.
(ERIC Higher Education Report). Retrieved from ERIC database.
Morgan, R. (2004). Critical inquiry and the future. Critical Inquiry, 30(2), 421-423.
National Endowment for the Arts (2007, November). To read or not to read: A question of national consequence (Research Report #47). Washington, DC: Author.
Nelson, C. E. (1994). Collaborative learning and critical thinking. In K. Bosworth and S.
Hamilton (Eds.) Collaborative learning and college teaching. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
Nelson, C. E. (1999). On the persistence of unicorns: The tradeoff between content and
critical thinking revisited. In B. A. Pescosolido and R. Aminzade (Eds.) The social worlds of higher education: Handbook for teaching in a new century. Pine Forge Press.
Paul, R. (1993). Critical thinking: What every person needs to survive in a rapidly changing world (3rd Ed.). California: The Foundation for Critical Thinking.
Paul, R., & Elder, L. (2001). Critical thinking: Tools for taking charge of your learning and your life. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.
Paul, R., & Elder, L. (2001). A miniature guide for students on how to study and learn a discipline using critical thinking concepts and tools. California: The Foundation for Critical Thinking.
Pascarella, E. T. (1989). The development of critical thinking: Does college make a
difference. Journal of College Student Education, 30, 19-36.
Pascarella, E. T., & Terenzini, P. T. (2005). How college affects students: A third decade of research. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
Pesut, D., & Herman, J. (1999). Clinical reasoning: The art and science of critical and creative thinking. New York: Delmar Publishers.
Reason, R. D., Terenzini, P. T., & Domingo, R. J. (2006). First things first: Developing
academic competence in the first year of college. Research in Higher Education, 47(2), 149-175.
Rubenfeld, M., & Scheffer, B. (2006). Critical thinking tactics for nurses. Massachsetts: Jones and Bartlett Publishers.
Terenzini, P. T. (1993). Influences affecting the development of students’ critical thinking skills. University Park, Pennsylvania: National Center on Postsecondary Teaching, Learning and Assessment. (ERIC Document no. ED 372 666).
Upcraft, M. L., Gardner, J. N., & Barefoot, B. O. (Eds) (2005). Challenging & supporting the first-year student: A handbook for improving the first year of college. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
Wilkinson, J. (2001). Nursing process & critical thinking (3rd Ed.). New Jersey: Prentice Hall.
Faculty Development/Pedagogical Resources
Ash, D., Brown, C., Kluger-Bell, B., & Hunter, L. (2009, July/August). Creating hybrid
communities using inquiry as professional development for college science faculty. Journal of College Science Teaching, 38(6), 68-76.
Barr, R. B., & Tagg, J. (1995, November/December). From teaching to learning – a new
paradigm for undergraduate education. Change, 27(6), 12-26.
Bartholomae, D. (1980). The study of error. College Composition and Communication, 31(3), 253-269.
Baxter Magolda, M. B. (1999). Creating contexts for learning and self-authorship: Constructive-developmental pedagogy. Nashville: Vanderbilt University Press.
Baxter Magolda, M. B. (2001). Making their own way: Narratives for transforming higher education to promote self-development. Stylus.
Baxter Magolda, M., & King, P. M. (2008). Toward reflective conversations: An advising
approach that promotes self-authorship. Peer Review, 10(4).
Bloom, B. (1956). Taxonomy of educational objectives. New York: Longmans, Green.
Brookfield, S. (1995). Becoming a critically reflective teacher. San Francisco: Jossey-
Bass.
Browne, M. N., & Freeman, K. (2000). Distinguishing features of critical thinking
classrooms. Teaching in Higher Education, 5(3), 301-309.
Fink, L. D. (2003). Creating significant learning experiences: An integrated approach to designing college courses. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
Gross, Davis, B. (2009). Tools for teaching (2nd ed.). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
Halpern, D. F. (1998). Teaching critical thinking for transfer across domains. American Psychologist, 53(4), 449-456.
Halpern, D. F. (2001). Assessing the effectiveness of critical thinking instruction. The Journal of General Education, 50(4), 270-287.
Logan, G. H. (1976). Do sociologists teach students to think more critically? Teaching Sociology, 4(1), 29-48.
Lyle, E. (1958). An exploration in the reaching of critical thinking in general psychology. Journal of Educational Research, 52(4), 129-133.
McClure, A. I., Atkinson, M. P., and Wills, J. B. (2008). Transferring teaching skills:
Faculty development effects from a first-year inquiry program. Journal of The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition, 20(1), 31-52.
Ngeow, K., & Kong, Y. (2003). Learning through discussion: Designing tasks for critical
inquiry and reflective learning. The Clearinghouse on Reading, English, and Communication Digest #185 (EDO-CS-03-06). Retrieved on September 9, 2009 from http://www.indiana.edu/~reading/ieo/digests/d185.html.
Stallings, H. (2007). Using cognitive development and critical thinking in teaching first-
year seminars. E-Source for College Transitions, 4(3), 9.
Tsui, L. (2002). Fostering critical thinking through effective pedagogy: Evidence from
four institutional Case Studies. Journal of Higher Education, 73(6), 740-763.
Wieman, C. (2007, November/December). Why not take a scientific approach to science
education? Change, 39(5), 9-15.
Van Gelder, T. (2005). Teaching critical thinking: Some lessons from cognitive science. College Teaching, 53(1), 41-46. Faculty-Student Interactions Braxton, J. M., Bray, N. J., Berger, J. B. (2000). Faculty teaching skills and their
influence on the college student departure process. Journal of College Student Development, 41(2), 215-227.
Donahue, L. (2004). Connections and reflections: Creating a positive learning
environment for first-year students. Journal of The First-Year Experience, 16(1), 77-100.
Pascarella, E. T. (1980). Student-faculty contact and college outcomes. Review Educational Research, 50(4), 545-595.
Pascarella, E. T., & Terenzini, P. T. (September/October 1977). Patterns of student faculty informal interaction beyond the classroom and voluntary freshman attrition. The Journal of Higher Education, 48(5), 540-552.
Pascarella, E. T., & Terenzini, P. T. (1978). Student-faculty informal relationships and freshman year educational outcomes. Journal of Educational Research, 71(4), 183-189.
Reason, R. D., Terenzini, P. T., & Domingo, R. J. (2006). First things first: Developing
academic competence in the first year of college. Research in Higher Education, 47(2), 149-175.
Terenzini, P. T., Springer, L., Pascarella, E. T., & Nora, A. (1995). Academic and out-of-
class influences on students’ intellectual orientations. The Review of Higher Education, 19(1), 23-44.
Compiled by the QEP Committee
Alfaro-LeFevre, R. (2004). Critical thinking and critical judgment: A practical approach.
St. Louis, MO: Saunders.
Allen, R., & Mascolini, M. (1996). The process of writing: Composing through
critical thinking. New York: Prentice Hall.
Association of American Colleges and Universities (Summer 2009). Peer Review, 11(3).
Association of American Colleges and Universities (2004). Liberal education outcomes:
A preliminary report on student achievement in college. Washington, DC: Association of American Colleges and Universities.
Astin, A. W. (1993). What matters in college: Four critical years revisited. San
Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
Astin, A. W. (1996). The role of service in higher education. About Campus, 1(1), 14-19.
Astin, A. W. (1998). The changing American college student: Thirty-year trends, 1966-1996. Review of Higher Education, 21(2), 115-135.
Astin, A. W., & Sax, L. J. (1998). How undergraduates are affected by service participation. Journal of College Student Development, 39, 251-264.
Bain, K., & Zimmerman, J. (2009). Understanding great teaching. Peer Review, 11(2), 9-12.
Bandman, E., & Bandman, B. (1995). Critical thinking in nursing (2nd Ed.). Connecticut:
Appleton & Lange.
Bangert, A. (2008). The influence of social presence and teaching presence on the quality
of online critical inquiry. Journal of Computing in Higher Education, 20(1), 34-61. (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. EJ831795). Retrieved July 27, 2009, from ERIC database.
Barr, R. B., & Tagg, J. (2005). From teaching to learning – A new paradigm for
undergraduate education. Change, 27(6), 12-25.
Beakurs, D., & Santoli, S. (n.d.). Writing is power: Critical thinking, creative
writing, and portfolio assessment. Retrieved September 23, 2009 from http://www.usca.edu/essays/vol102004/santoli.pdf.
Bernstein, D., Marx, M. S., & Bender, H. (2005). Disciplining the minds of students.
Change, 37(2), 36-42.
Bok, D. (2006). Our underachieving colleges: A candid look at how much students learn
and why they should be learning more. Princeton: Princeton University Press.
Bradshaw, M., & Lowenstein, A. (2007). Innovative teaching strategies in nursing and
related health professions. Massachusetts: Jones and Bartlett Publishers.
Cheung, C., Rudowicz, E., Kwan, A. S., & Yue, X. (2002). Assessing university
students’ general and specific critical thinking. College Student Journal, 36(4), 504-525.
Colt, D., & Bangert, A. (n.d.). An investigation of critical inquiry among online
mathematics teachers. Retrieved February 1, 2010 from http://www.ce.ucf.edu/asp/aln/cfp/FileRepository/Presentation/9811002433300.doc.
Cosgrove, S. (2005). Teaching and learning as improvisational performance in the
creative writing classroom. Pedagogy, 5(3), 471-479.
Elyer, N. J., Forney, D. S., & Guido-DiBrito, F. (1999). Where’s the learning in service
learning? San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
Ennis, R (1962). Harvard Educational Review, 32(1),
81-111.
Erwin, T. D., & Sebrell, K. W. (2003). Assessment of critical thinking: ETS’ tasks in
critical thinking. The Journal of General Education, 52(1), 50-71.
Facione, P. A. (2009). Critical thinking: What it is and why it counts. Insight Assessment.
Facione, P. A. (1997). Critical thinking assessment in nursing education programs: An
aggregate data analysis. The California Academic Press, Millbrae, CA.
Fearnside, J (2009, September). Using Creative Writing in the EFI Classroom. Jeff
Fearnside. Retrieved September 9, 2009 from http://www.jeff-
fearnside.com/creativeclassroom.htm.
Fluellen, J. (2006, June 1). Think to learn (Creating a standards-driven thinking
classroom). Occasional Paper Series. Volume 1, Number 2. Online Submission, (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED493473). Retrieved July 27, 2009, from ERIC database.
Fidler, P.P., Neururer-Rotholz, J., & Richardson, S. (1999). Teaching the freshman
seminar: Its effectiveness in promoting faculty development. Journal of The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition, 11(2), 59-74.
Garrison, D., & Arbaugh, J. (2007). Researching the community of inquiry framework:
Review, issues, and future directions. Internet and Higher Education, 10(3), 157-172. (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. EJ96848). Retrieved July 27, 2009, from ERIC database.
Giancarlo, C. A., & Facione, P. A., (2001). A look across four years at the disposition
toward critical thinking among undergraduate students. The Journal of General Education, 50(1), 29-54.
Graff, G. (2002). The problem problem and other oddities of academic discourse. Arts &
Humanities in Higher Education, 1(1), 27-42.
Hagedorn, L. S., Pascarella, E. T., Edison, M., Braxton, J., Amaury, N., and Terenzini, P.
T. (1999). Institutional context and the development of critical thinking: A
research note. The Review of Higher Education, 22(3), 265-285.
Hamrick, F. A., Evans, N. J., & Schuh, J. H. (2002). Foundations of student affairs
practice: How philosophy, theory, and research strengthen educational outcomes. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
Hatcher, D. L. (2000). Critical thinking: A new definition and defense. Retrieved
September 9, 2009 from http://www.bakeru.edu/crit/literature/dlh_ct_defense.htm.
Hawkins, J. (2006). Accessing multicultural issues through critical thinking, critical
inquiry, and the student research process. Urban Education, 41(2), 169-191. (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. EJ735159). Retrieved July 27, 2009, from ERIC database.
Hersh, R. H., & Merrow, J. (Eds.) (2005). Declining by degrees: Higher education at
risk. New York, NY: Palgrave Macmillan.
Jovanovic, S. (2003). Communication as critical inquiry in service-learning. Academic
Exchange Quarterly, 7(2), 81-85. (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. EJ679638). Retrieved from ERIC database.
Kendall, J. C. (1991). Combining service and learning: An introduction for cooperative
education professionals. Journal of Cooperative Education, 27(2), 9-25.
Kuh, G. D., Kinzie, J., Schuh, J. H., Whitt, E. J., and Associates (2005). Student success
in college: Creating conditions that matter. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
Kurfiss, J. G. (1988). Critical thinking: Theory, research, practice, and possibilities.
(ERIC Higher Education Report). Retrieved from ERIC database.
Miltner, R. (2008). Creative writing, critical thinking, and the negotiation of identity.
The Julie Mango: International Journal of Creative Expressions. Retrieved September 9, 2009 from http://www.juliemango-publications.com/essays3rdeditionpart2/robertmiltner.html.
Morgan, R. (2004). Critical inquiry and the future. Critical Inquiry, 30(2), 421-423.
National Endowment for the Arts (2007, November). To read or not to read: A question
of national consequence (Research Report #47). Washington, DC: Author.
Nelson, C. E. (1994). Collaborative learning and critical thinking. In K. Bosworth and S.
Hamilton (Eds.) Collaborative learning and college teaching. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
Nelson, C. E. (1999). On the persistence of unicorns: The tradeoff between content and
critical thinking revisited. In B. A. Pescosolido and R. Aminzade (Eds.) The social worlds of higher education: Handbook for teaching in a new century. Pine Forge Press.
Paul, R. (1993). Critical thinking: What every person needs to survive in a rapidly
changing world (3rd Ed.). California: The Foundation for Critical Thinking.
Paul, R. (2004). The state of critical thinking today: The need for a substantive concept of
critical thinking. Retrieved from http://www.criticalthinking.org/resources/articles/the-state-ct-today.shtml.
Paul, R., & Elder, L. (2001). Critical thinking: Tools for taking charge of your learning
and your life. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.
Paul, R., & Elder, L. (2001). A miniature guide for students on how to study and learn a
discipline using critical thinking concepts and tools. California: The Foundation for Critical Thinking.
Paul, R., & Nosich, G. M. (1993). A model for the national assessment of higher order
thinking. Retrieved from http://www.criticalthinking.org/resources/articles/a-model-nal-assessment-hot.shtml.
Pascarella, E. T. (1989). The development of critical thinking: Does college make a
difference. Journal of College Student Education, 30, 19-36.
Pascarella, E. T., & Terenzini, P. T. (2005). How college affects students: A third decade of research. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
Pesut, D., & Herman, J. (1999). Clinical reasoning: The art and science of critical and creative thinking. New York: Delmar Publishers.
Reason, R. D., Terenzini, P. T., & Domingo, R. J. (2006). First things first: Developing
academic competence in the first year of college. Research in Higher Education, 47(2), 149-175.
Rubenfeld, M., & Scheffer, B. (2006). Critical thinking tactics for nurses. Massachsetts: Jones and Bartlett Publishers.
Terenzini, P. T. (1993). Influences affecting the development of students’ critical thinking skills. University Park, Pennsylvania: National Center on Postsecondary Teaching, Learning and Assessment. (ERIC Document no. ED 372 666).
Upcraft, M. L., Gardner, J. N., & Barefoot, B. O. (Eds) (2005). Challenging & supporting
the first-year student: A handbook for improving the first year of college. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
Wilkinson, J. (2001). Nursing process & critical thinking (3rd Ed.). New Jersey: Prentice Hall.
Faculty Development/Pedagogical Resources
Ash, D., Brown, C., Kluger-Bell, B., & Hunter, L. (2009, July/August). Creating hybrid
communities using inquiry as professional development for college science faculty. Journal of College Science Teaching, 38(6), 68-76.
Barr, R. B., & Tagg, J. (1995, November/December). From teaching to learning – a new
paradigm for undergraduate education. Change, 27(6), 12-26.
Bartholomae, D. (1980). The study of error. College Composition and Communication,
31(3), 253-269.
Baxter Magolda, M. B. (1999). Creating contexts for learning and self-authorship:
Constructive-developmental pedagogy. Nashville: Vanderbilt University Press.
Baxter Magolda, M. B. (2001). Making their own way: Narratives for transforming
higher education to promote self-development. Stylus.
Baxter Magolda, M., & King, P. M. (2008). Toward reflective conversations: An advising
approach that promotes self-authorship. Peer Review, 10(4).
Bloom, B. (1956). Taxonomy of educational objectives. New York: Longmans, Green.
Brookfield, S. (1995). Becoming a critically reflective teacher. San Francisco: Jossey-
Bass.
Browne, M. N., & Freeman, K. (2000). Distinguishing features of critical thinking
classrooms. Teaching in Higher Education, 5(3), 301-309.
Fink, L. D. (2003). Creating significant learning experiences: An integrated approach to
designing college courses. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
Gross, Davis, B. (2009). Tools for teaching (2nd ed.). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
Halpern, D. F. (1998). Teaching critical thinking for transfer across domains. American
Psychologist, 53(4), 449-456.
Halpern, D. F. (2001). Assessing the effectiveness of critical thinking instruction. The
Journal of General Education, 50(4), 270-287.
Logan, G. H. (1976). Do sociologists teach students to think more critically? Teaching
Sociology, 4(1), 29-48.
Lyle, E. (1958). An exploration in the reaching of critical thinking in general psychology.
Journal of Educational Research, 52(4), 129-133.
McClure, A. I., Atkinson, M. P., and Wills, J. B. (2008). Transferring teaching skills:
Faculty development effects from a first-year inquiry program. Journal of The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition, 20(1), 31-52.
Ngeow, K., & Kong, Y. (2003). Learning through discussion: Designing tasks for critical
inquiry and reflective learning. The Clearinghouse on Reading, English, and Communication Digest #185 (EDO-CS-03-06). Retrieved on September 9, 2009 from http://www.indiana.edu/~reading/ieo/digests/d185.html.
Stallings, H. (2007). Using cognitive development and critical thinking in teaching first-
year seminars. E-Source for College Transitions, 4(3), 9.
Tsui, L. (2002). Fostering critical thinking through effective pedagogy: Evidence from
four institutional Case Studies. Journal of Higher Education, 73(6), 740-763.
Wieman, C. (2007, November/December). Why not take a scientific approach to science
education? Change, 39(5), 9-15.
Van Gelder, T. (2005). Teaching critical thinking: Some lessons from cognitive science.
College Teaching, 53(1), 41-46.
Faculty-Student Interactions
Braxton, J. M., Bray, N. J., Berger, J. B. (2000). Faculty teaching skills and their
influence on the college student departure process. Journal of College Student Development, 41(2), 215-227.
Donahue, L. (2004). Connections and reflections: Creating a positive learning
environment for first-year students. Journal of The First-Year Experience, 16(1), 77-100.
Pascarella, E. T. (1980). Student-faculty contact and college outcomes. Review Educational Research, 50(4), 545-595.
Pascarella, E. T., & Terenzini, P. T. (September/October 1977). Patterns of student faculty informal interaction beyond the classroom and voluntary freshman attrition. The Journal of Higher Education, 48(5), 540-552.
Pascarella, E. T., & Terenzini, P. T. (1978). Student-faculty informal relationships and freshman year educational outcomes. Journal of Educational Research, 71(4), 183-189.
Reason, R. D., Terenzini, P. T., & Domingo, R. J. (2006). First things first: Developing
academic competence in the first year of college. Research in Higher Education, 47(2), 149-175.
Terenzini, P. T., Springer, L., Pascarella, E. T., & Nora, A. (1995). Academic and out-of-
class influences on students’ intellectual orientations. The Review of Higher Education, 19(1), 23-44.